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Table 1 Characteristics and quality of included studies

From: The effect of systemic lupus erythematosus on sexual function in women: an updated meta-analysis based on cross-sectional studies

Study

Research type

Number of Participant

Inclusion indicators

Age, mean ± SD years

Assessment

Cases of sexual dysfunction

Author

Year

SLE

Control

SLE

Control

SLE

Control

Tseng et al

2011

Cross-sectional study

279

1580

Sexual dysfunction, Civil status, Depression

37.5 ± 10.2

34.8 ± 8.5

FSFI

85

408

Morales et al

2013

Cross-sectional study

65

55

Sexual dysfunction, Civil status

39.03 ± 10.83

35.73 ± 11.25

FSFI

28

15

Moghadam et al

2019

Cross-sectional study

170

170

Sexual dysfunction, Civil status, Depression

37.64 ± 7.96

33.77 ± 6.64

FSFI

146

45

Dorgham et al

2020

Cross-sectional study

94

98

Sexual dysfunction

32.5 ± 5.6

29.3 ± 6.3

FSFI

73

81

Serna-Peña et al

2021

Cross-sectional study

102

156

Sexual dysfunction, Civil status, Depression

36.3 ± 11.6

33.2 ± 10.8

FSFI

18

27

  1. FSFI: Female Sexual Function Index; SLE: Systemic lupus erythematosus